Flying
So day one was flying flying
annnnnd more flying. But it started with the hardest moment I think I have ever
experienced. From the we arrived at the
airport everything step seemed like an out of body experience. I am not and
probably never will be a world traveler. I like to stay in my safe predictable
surroundings…with my children! So when we got to the airport my mind didn’t
know quit how to operate. I felt like I should focus on the task at hand,
tickets, luggage figuring out where to go, but I also didn’t want to miss one
second of being with my sweet babies and saying goodbye. So we went to the last
stop before getting onto the train to our gate and said our goodbyes to the
kids. All had smiles and a part of my heart felt happy that they all seemed as
ready as we were to go get the rest of our family and come home. Until it was
time to walk away. I turned to see Levi fighting to run down the hallway with
us which broke my heart and instantly brought tears to my eyes. I didn’t want
to turn to look at them again so I could be brave for them. When I finally got
far enough away that I didn’t think they could see my face I turened back
around but they were gone which triggered even more tears. We stepped onto the
tram and when the doors opened they were on the other side waving at us. I saw
tears in their eyes as they all waved and the doors closed. Such a hard moment,
I cant even really begin to explain. We rode it to security and the first man
we came to asked why I was crying and asked who we were leaving behind? I told
him our children and he half laughed and said well your not going to be gone
forever right? I knew he was trying to cheer me up but that wasn’t going to
happen. I told him we were adopting and that we would be gone for a little less
than three weeks and he said, “oh yea, that is a long time.” Thankfully we went
through all of our security check points and all other points with no problems
at all. In fact when we got to Chicago
Once in Chicago
We were also a little puzzled about what to do
with the hot towels they handed us on our way to Beijing, but when all else
fails, steal glances at what everyone
else is doing…okay so we’re taking a “hot bath”. The flight itself was very uneventful. Josh
and I were trying to enjoy the long flight there since we knew there was a very
good chance the flight home may not be as enjoyable. Everything went smooth the food was not too
bad and we met a sweet young Chinese girl that was happy to talk to us about
the adoption. And the flight wasn’t too crowded and the row we sat in had five
across and there was 4 of us to begin with but one person moved up a row so we
ended up with just 3…plenty of leg room.
We landed safely in
And the driving wasn’t too bad,
but maybe because I had expected it to be a little nuts. A lot of horn honking,
which is more out of respect for the other driver, letting them know your
coming move out of the way, and lines on the road, eh they are more fun to
drive on top of! Red lights, obey them if you want but if you’re a huge truck
carrying coal, well your bigger so go through it! So basically there are lights signs and lines, but they are only suggestions. We ended up getting back to
Ben’s apartment where we crashed pretty hard. It was a cold night as China 5am and
then again till about 8am .
It was a long and hard day, but
we were both so thankful for the many many texts, emails, facebook status’ and
comments we got from all of you! They really did honestly carry us through the
whole trip. With every message I felt like someone was right next to us
cheering us on and pushing us to China
the
driving wasn’t too bad, but maybe
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